MarkDaSpark

cortot20 wrote:The 05 was still drinking young. Wonderful fruit and silky smooth. Bummed I only had 1.

If only you knew someone who had more.

Now if only someone had been nice to me.

Edit: And CT does show 2013 for a start drinking year. Murderer!!

Someone has to put WD's kids thru college, but why does it have to be me! *This post is for purposes of enabling only, and does not constitute any promise of helping pay for said enabling. It does indicate willingness to assist in drinking said wine.

wkdpanda

Had a bottle of the '07 Boss Monster last night. Its drinking really well, and probably won't get much better. Nice nose, cherry pie filling on the middle, with a bit of tobacco and a hint of vanilla at the end. Took about 30 min to open up.

cortot20

Yup. I murdered that bottle.
Plus the ct drinking window is a community average so it's basically a wild ass guess.

Thanks for offering to sell them to me. the only way to make room for more wine is to sell it off since you don't drink it.
I'll buy 2 of the 05's off you for the woot price if that's where you got them. Otherwise never mind.

rjquillin

2010 Wellington Vineyards Roussanne; how is it I've not had this varietal before, at least that I can recall. No idea what to expect, but quite tasty, good balance, full silky mouth-feel with a bit of wood, fruits I'm not sure how to describe yet but will work on. A great surprise from a club shipment.
What is this normally paired with?

cortot20

rjquillin wrote:2010 Wellington Vineyards Roussanne; how is it I've not had this varietal before, at least that I can recall. No idea what to expect, but quite tasty, good balance, full silky mouth-feel with a bit of wood, fruits I'm not sure how to describe yet but will work on. A great surprise from a club shipment.
What is this normally paired with?

cmaldoon

With much fanfare we (+1 and I) opened the bottle CAGirl so kindly gifted us. We poured with great anticipation, and smelled...and sipped...and..... This was the first bottle of Wellington I have not liked. Not just not liked, but really found unpleasant. It tastes incredibly commercial (a flavor I get off of a lot of cheap wines). I own about 30 bottles of Wellington and in general love them.... But Peter should keep his day job of making his Victory reserve that I will buy at $30 or $40 or even $50 any day rather than drink this Duke.

The girlfriend summed it up best when she said: "Can we have some real wine now?"

We moved onto a bottle of St Supery Unoaked Chardonnay. Now THIS wine was firing on all cylinders. The nose was vibrant with notes of grapefruit and nectarine. Quite well concentrated. The palate solidly backed up the promise of the nose with more nectarine and grapefruit, a touch of papaya, and a hint of lime and honey. Beautifully drinkable and well-rounded, this wine might be (poetically) described as "summer in a glass."

trifecta

To quote a fellow Wooter, "it's a baby". Decanted for four hours to get this wine to start showing itself. A simply delicious example of old world merlot. In a few years the tannins will smooth out and make it even better. Ridiculous QPR resulting from California turning their backs on Merlot. Their loss, my gain.

cortot20

With much fanfare we (+1 and I) opened the bottle CAGirl so kindly gifted us. We poured with great anticipation, and smelled...and sipped...and..... This was the first bottle of Wellington I have not liked. Not just not liked, but really found unpleasant. It tastes incredibly commercial (a flavor I get off of a lot of cheap wines). I own about 30 bottles of Wellington and in general love them.... But Peter should keep his day job of making his Victory reserve that I will buy at $30 or $40 or even $50 any day rather than drink this Duke.

The girlfriend summed it up best when she said: "Can we have some real wine now?"

We moved onto a bottle of St Supery Unoaked Chardonnay. Now THIS wine was firing on all cylinders. The nose was vibrant with notes of grapefruit and nectarine. Quite well concentrated. The palate solidly backed up the promise of the nose with more nectarine and grapefruit, a touch of papaya, and a hint of lime and honey. Beautifully drinkable and well-rounded, this wine might be (poetically) described as "summer in a glass."

I have not had this years duke but the two prior years were as I think of it a damn good table wine for $8. I don't think it's considered to be any more than this.

trifecta

With much fanfare we (+1 and I) opened the bottle CAGirl so kindly gifted us. We poured with great anticipation, and smelled...and sipped...and..... This was the first bottle of Wellington I have not liked. Not just not liked, but really found unpleasant. It tastes incredibly commercial (a flavor I get off of a lot of cheap wines). I own about 30 bottles of Wellington and in general love them.... But Peter should keep his day job of making his Victory reserve that I will buy at $30 or $40 or even $50 any day rather than drink this Duke.

I had a similar experience when I tried it at our dinner in Glen Ellen after our day of tasting. Others seemed to like it, so I stayed quiet and thought maybe I was just palate fatigued.

SonomaBouliste

With much fanfare we (+1 and I) opened the bottle CAGirl so kindly gifted us. We poured with great anticipation, and smelled...and sipped...and..... This was the first bottle of Wellington I have not liked. Not just not liked, but really found unpleasant. It tastes incredibly commercial (a flavor I get off of a lot of cheap wines). I own about 30 bottles of Wellington and in general love them.... But Peter should keep his day job of making his Victory reserve that I will buy at $30 or $40 or even $50 any day rather than drink this Duke.

The girlfriend summed it up best when she said: "Can we have some real wine now?"

We moved onto a bottle of St Supery Unoaked Chardonnay. Now THIS wine was firing on all cylinders. The nose was vibrant with notes of grapefruit and nectarine. Quite well concentrated. The palate solidly backed up the promise of the nose with more nectarine and grapefruit, a touch of papaya, and a hint of lime and honey. Beautifully drinkable and well-rounded, this wine might be (poetically) described as "summer in a glass."

I'm not offended. The Duke, after all, is a blend of components that were excluded from our other (more expensive) wines. The Duke makes our other wines better, and was never intended to be more than a decent dinner wine with burgers or pizza or whatever.

cmaldoon

SonomaBouliste wrote:I'm not offended. The Duke, after all, is a blend of components that were excluded from our other (more expensive) wines. The Duke makes our other wines better, and was never intended to be more than a decent dinner wine with burgers or pizza or whatever.

Peter, you're very down to earth.

I made good on that statement about Victory reserves.... Went in for 3 sets.

Do you have any magnums available? I have a magnum of 07 Jana cathedral that I'd love to lay a magnum of 07 Victory next to.

kylemittskus

tytyger didn't like it, saying it was too oaky and buttery which is exactly what my palate wants in a Chardonnay these days.

tyger wins this one. This wine is an absolute mess. The oak perfumey and not buttery or creamy. It's all front-loaded. No finish. At $20/btl shipped, this is horrible QPR. 75 points.

2009 Montirius Vacqueyras Le Clos (FLAWED)

2010 R2 Rhapsody (One step above fruit punch. No acid, no tannin).

On top of the wine mess, we've been cooking a chicken pot pie for 2 hours, smelling it and eagerly waiting for it to finish cooking. We start serving and... no chicken! A bad day followed by a bad night, capped off by three bad wines and no dinner! Awesome.

"If drinking is bitter, change yourself to wine." -Rainer Maria Rilke

"Champagne is a very kind and friendly thing on a rainy night." -Isak Dinesen

tytiger58

kylemittskus wrote:tyger wins this one. This wine is an absolute mess. The oak perfumey and not buttery or creamy. It's all front-loaded. No finish. At $20/btl shipped, this is horrible QPR. 75 points.

2009 Montirius Vacqueyras Le Clos (FLAWED)

2010 R2 Rhapsody (One step above fruit punch. No acid, no tannin).

On top of the wine mess, we've been cooking a chicken pot pie for 2 hours, smelling it and eagerly waiting for it to finish cooking. We start serving and... no chicken! A bad day followed by a bad night, capped off by three bad wines and no dinner! Awesome.

Sorry to hear that my friend

I was hoping you would like them so I could add my remaining bottles to your box for a nice surprise when we make the trade. Well hopefully you will get some good sleep. tonight!

ddeuddeg

rjquillin wrote:2010 Wellington Vineyards Roussanne; how is it I've not had this varietal before, at least that I can recall. No idea what to expect, but quite tasty, good balance, full silky mouth-feel with a bit of wood, fruits I'm not sure how to describe yet but will work on. A great surprise from a club shipment.
What is this normally paired with?

Can't be absolutely sure if this reply is meant to be tongue-in-cheek, but either way, it's a good idea. Try it with Pork Tenderloin with Caramelized Pears and Pear-Brandy Cream Sauce. I haven't made this dish in a while, and can't remember what I served with it last time, but that Roussanne should be sensational with it. I may have to try that pairing soon. Bahwm is already salivating just at the idea.

"Always keep a bottle of Champagne in the fridge for special occasions. Sometimes the special occasion is that you've got a bottle of Champagne in the fridge". - Hester Browne

cmaldoon

1992 Raymond Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
First bottle opened. Accessible fairly quickly. A bit of bottle funk that quickly resolves into a warm aged cherry with a hint of vanilla. This bottle threw a lot of dark sediment. It was a nice aged wine that anyone could appreciate. Not especially complex, but solid. It held up very well over 3 hours showing best 2 hours in. This bottle was very consistent with other aged Raymond's I have had. I'll buy this (and any 15+ year old Raymond) at $30 any day.

1994 Hess Collection Cabernet Sauvignon Napa
This bottle opened up brighter than the Raymond with a hint of herbaceousness and some tannin. We thought it might bloom into something big but it never really developed past that. This was the wine with the most notable tannins of the bunch but was in my opinion on the downhill. Good old wine, not a wow.

1986 Clos Du Bois Marlestone Cabernet Sauvignon
When first opened, this bottle showed loads of funk. It wasn't quite barnyard, more like garlic and rubber but not horribly unpleasant, just interesting. This wine developed significantly with time and was always the most interesting wine opened. I forget the palate at the moment because it had more flavors than the rest of the wines. I personally felt this was the best wine of the night.

1987 Corison Napa Valley
From Cathy's first year of her own label. This bottle was the most mild bottle of the night. It was accessible but subtle. There were many spice notes and good complexities but it was not good with foods because it was easily overpowered. Surprisingly this fell overall into the middle of the pack.

1996 Foppiano Petite sirah
Purchased on the RPM tour (and then later offered as a plus deal). From prior experience with a bottle of 1995, we knew to let this one take a while to open up. When first popped the bottle the funk was overwhelming and unpleasant. Over the course of an hour or two the funk blew off and the wine bloomed to have floral and somewhat rootbeer and licorice characteristics. Quite odd, quite interesting.

1988 Dunn Vineyards Cab
This was the first wine gone. Several people liked it best, admittedly my palate was shot by the time it was opened but I remember it being pleasant. Not as accessible as the Raymond or as interesting as the Clos du Bois but in a nice spot between them.

1997 Ramsay Alicante Bouchet
BLACK on the cork and very very dark in the decanter. This wine was very much one note that reminded me of a smoky Syrah. Several people liked it, I found it much too one dimensional.

Lastly, I popped a 2006 Wellington victory. Unfortunately, we didn't let it have the proper hour or two to open properly and thus the last glass was the best. This is still a beautiful wine.

rjquillin

ddeuddeg wrote:Can't be absolutely sure if this reply is meant to be tongue-in-cheek, but either way, it's a good idea. Try it with Pork Tenderloin with Caramelized Pears and Pear-Brandy Cream Sauce. I haven't made this dish in a while, and can't remember what I served with it last time, but that Roussanne should be sensational with it. I may have to try that pairing soon. Bahwm is already salivating just at the idea.

I wasn't sure either, but I did chuckle. The suggestions both sound tempting, and pears are in season too. Guess I'll be making a market trip today. Also, last weekend for the 5-cent sale.

ddeuddeg

Last night: 2008 Cabernet Franc Ice Wine from the Niagara College Teaching Winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, to celebrate a safe arrival in Detroit. Perfect ice wine, sweet, but not cloying, great Cab Franc flavors. Klezman would love this one.

"Always keep a bottle of Champagne in the fridge for special occasions. Sometimes the special occasion is that you've got a bottle of Champagne in the fridge". - Hester Browne

papamochi

2007 Brazin old vine zin...towards the end of its prime. It lost most of its pepperiness and was almost a fruit bomb to start (albeit a tasty one) but after some time in the glass it balanced out and made a great and affordable drink. If you own any of these recant or aerate for a bit and drink them soon.... If you like dark cherries on the nose and palate and want a little sweeter zin find this one before no one has them left. The price has dropped from about $20 to $12-14 as the drinking window closes.

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